The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that people who cheat foreign governments out of tax revenue can be prosecuted under U.S. wire fraud law. In so ruling, the Court upheld fraud convictions of three men accused of sneaking thousands of cases of whisky, vodka and rum into Canada from the U.S. and avoiding millions in Canadian taxes. In dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg argued that U.S. courts have no place enforcing tax laws of a foreign country, particularly if it chooses not to pursue prosecution.
April 27, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that people who cheat foreign governments of tax revenue can be prosecuted under U.S. law for wire fraud.
In a 5-4 decision, the Court upheld the fraud convictions for three men accused of sneaking thousands of cases of whisky, vodka and rum into Canada from the United States and avoiding millions in Canadian taxes. Canada did not pursue the trio for tax evasion, but American prosecutors did and they were sentenced to prison.
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